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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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